Degraded Soil Treatment and Influence on Biodiversity
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2025 | Viewed by 206
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Interests: soil degradation; soil reclamation; waste management
Interests: environmental microbiology; environmental biotechnology; bioactive compounds; antimicrobial activity of natural compound
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Dear Colleagues,
Soil is a renewable but exhaustible resource. Improper management often leads to a decline in its quality, which in turn leads to a decline in the quantity and quality of the biomass obtained. Soil consists of rocks and minerals, water, air and organic matter. The presence of the latter (humus) is crucial because thanks to it, most plants can develop, and thus entire ecosystems associated with them, such as forests, fields or meadows. The soil-forming process is long-term. It begins with the weathering of rocks. The presence of water in the weathered soil creates conditions for the least demanding organisms, such as bacteria, algae and lichens. Their decomposing remains enable the development of more complex organisms. In this way, the weathered soil is enriched with organic matter, transforming into soil. When the soil loses its productivity, we talk about soil degradation. With the progress of civilization, an increasing area of degraded soils is observed, which, in light of legal conditions, require repair, i.e., reclamation. A Special Issue of the journal Applied Sciences invites you to submit the latest research papers on various methods of reclamation of degraded soils and their impact on biodiversity and biological life. Recommended topics include, among others, the following:
- Assessment of the degradation state of soils of various quality;
- Methods of reclamation of degraded soils;
- Methods of the use and management of soils.
- The impact of soil reclamation on biodiversity;
- The impact of reclamation on the content of mineral and organic components in plants;
- The impact of reclamation on soil microorganisms;
- The impact of reclamation on soil toxicity.
Dr. Marta Bik-Małodzińska
Dr. Kamila Rybczyńska-Tkaczyk
Dr. Anna Jakubczyk
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- soils
- soil degradation
- soil reclamation
- reclamation methods
- soil management
- biodiversity
- biological life
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